In our second interview with experts this week we visit with Terrel Platt, market analyst with CattleFax. Terrel gives some great insight into the current market situation and what cow calf producers and feedlot owners can expect going into 2026, and how demand will affect it all.

We start our week of experts with an interview we did with Mike North back in January. Mike, who is with Ever.ag, provided great insight into the current status of the dairy market and what we can expect as we get into 2026.

Focus today is on dairy federal milk marketing order prices, actually some bright spots in those reports. General ag news focuses on updates to the Farm Bill that passed the house recently, and finishing up with a quick update on how to manage money during the Middle East crisis. We wrapped with some news about programming for next week.

Fluid milk sales continue to drop year over year, but whole milk is increasing and that starts this episode. We move over to beef markets and talk about pending legislation that would impact the meat packing industry. Our final segment looks at how the Iran conflict is impacting financial markets. 

Global Trade Markets are on the docket first today with a look at yesterday's auction. Top of mind is the Iran conflict, and we look at how fertilizer prices are going to change, along with the reaction from Wall Street. 

Today we have one of our special episodes. I visited with Tanner Ehmke, lead economist for grains and oilseeds at CoBank, about current commodity markets. Tanner provided great insight into the factors impacting corn and soybean markets both domestically and abroad. 

We start off the week with a look at butter and cheese markets, plus the global dairy production situation. We take a quick look at commodity markets before looking at how Wall Street has and will continue to react to the new Iranian conflict.

Today we look at export numbers from the latest report from the US Dairy Export Council. Then we take a look at weather and the forecast of a wet start to March. We wrap up with financial news and how Wall Street fell off yesterday after tech stock worries.

Today we take a deep dive into insurance programs for dairy producers, comparing DMC to DRP coverage. We also look at what making marketers in the beef market nervous, and where Wall Street is trading relative to the AI marketplace. 

Today we take a look at beef markets and what is influencing a softer trade to start the week. We then turn attention to commodities and learn about how weather in South America could influence the U.S. market. Finally we wrap up with general financial news and the factors influencing marketing decisions.